The Forrest City times., 1887-10-29

J. P. Mcdonald has heart 1T
 him as big as a water bucket. H.
 was taking up a collection Tuesday for poor woman whose cotton
 had been destroyed by fire at tho
 Carr gin Saturday.
 LATER-After spending the day
 here. and succeeding in raising
 qulte a nice little sum of money
 for the poor woman, MT. McDonalc
 went home. He was welcomed ai
 his door with the sad news thaf
 his little daughter, Sallie, aged twelve years, whom he had Jeff
 quite well, had died very suddenly
 What must have been his feelingsl It must be hard to undergo such | shock. The bereaved family have the warmcst sympathy of theil
 numerous friends here. May God also comfort them, and help then 10 realize that the loss of httlC Sallie has been her eternal gain
 The large store of Messrs. V. B Izard < Go. is filled from center to circumference with as elegant s line of Dry Goods, Dress Goods Ladies and Misses Hats, Bonnets and Millinery. Gents and Boys Hats and Caps, Notions, Boot, and Shoes, all sizes and kinds, Fresh Groceries - and, in fact, everything imaginable which is kept in any first.class general merchandise establishment as any purchaser could desire 10 select from. Elegant new goods are ar irving almost daily. and they pur- pose to sell at prices that defy competition. The public generally is invited to call and examine their goods before purchasing. MA and reliable Medicines are the best O todepend upon. Acker's Blood FL ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm. purities ofthe Blood. In every form Of Seros. ulous, Syphilitic or Eercurial diseases, it is invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal c. F. Hinton.
 In making inquiries in regard to "oid folks" we have as yet only been successful m learning the name of one person over eighty years of age in the county-Mrs. E. w. Cobb, better known as Grandma Cobb" She is now living in this city, is ninety-one years old and in perfect health; has lived in St. Francis county since 1859, and has never known what sickness is. She was born in Virginia, from whence she came 10 Tennessee, where she now has a living daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter, aged respectively seventy. forty and twenty years. We would like to have the names of others. Grand ma Cobb is probably the oldest lady in the State.
 An exchange says that a new game has originated, called the Editors Delight" the plan on which it IS played being in thus wise: Take a sheet of ordinary writing paper, fold it up carefully, and enclose a bank note sufficient ly large to pay all arrears and a year or tSo in advance. What adds immensely to the pleasure of the game is 10 send along the name of a subscriber or two accompanied by the cash. Keep your eye on the edItor. and if a smile adorns his face the trick works like a charm. Another way to play the game is to meet the editor on the street, and with cherry How are you, MT. Editor rush my sub scription up another year" at the same time handing him c silver dollar. Even the face of Liberty on the aforesaid dollar will be wreathed in smiles at h s evident delight at the sight of it.
 No .nd mSp.a 'psy PIsyestsd sssI by Sf1sr pys pepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tsblets They are positive cure for Dyspepsia, h. digestion, Flatulency and Constipation. We guarantee them. % and 50 cents. c. F. Hinton.
 The Ladies of Forrest City should certainly be proud of tho millinery establishment of Mrs. E Boyle. Her care in selecting just such articles as are sure tn please IS cause sufficient to justify the high esteem in which she is held as a mllliner. At no previous time, has her stock been larger or more beautiful. She has the larg- est and most comp etc assortment of Millinery and Fancy Notions ever earned by any establishment Tn Forrest City. All the latest styles and shapes in Hats and Bonnets in Felt, Plush. Velvet, and otTaW, can De seen al her parlors. at prices ranging from 25 cents to sl0. She also has all kinds cf Dress Trimmings, Buttons, Orna- ments, Fancy Feathers, and RIb- bons, all popalar shades, at reason able prices. Mrs. Boyle guarantees satisfaction, and our ladies cannot do better than examine her beauti- ful stock before purchasing else. where.
 MT. w. J. Prude and child left Nesterday morning for Navasota, Texas.
 HALLS